Rithy Panh Looks for ‘The Missing Picture’

By

Alexandra A. Seno

Feb 6, 2014 7:06 am HKT

Rithy Panh was 13 when the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia in 1975. His family was forced from their home and his parents perished — along with an estimated 1.7 million others during the regime’s rule. Mr. Panh settled in a refugee camp in Thailand in 1979 before making his way to France. That’s all a long way from Hollywood, where he will be on March 2 for the Oscars ceremony. His film “The Missing Picture” is nominated for best foreign-language film.